What Causes Heart Palpitations In Chest And Throat While Resting And Physical Activity?

Posted on Tue, 8 Sep 2015

Question: Had heart palpitations in my chest for a few months mainly just during excersise but have not had for almost a year. Now suddenly over the last 2 weeks they are back. Now getting them a few times a day in the throat and getting a begging of work outs and a few times a day while evening sitting on coach.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

You are experiencing chest pain at rest over the last teo weeks while over the few months you have had pain only during exercise. This type of chest pain os suggestive for ischemic heart disease (chest angina), which is related to coronary artery blockage .

If you were my patient I would recommend to do the following examinations to find out what is causing your symptoms :
- blood work
- ecg
- cardiac echo
- stress test
If these examinations will result positive for the presence of cardiac problems then you should do coronary angiography.

Moreover if the pain become more intense and last more than 15 minutes you should go immediately to ER to exclude any life threatening cardiac problems (heart attack).

Hope this was of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar